Match safe



Jan. 14, 1930. J. c. DOUGHERTY MATCH SAFE I Filed Feb. 17 1928 Patented Jan. 14, 1930 r UNHTED STATES earner orrics JEREMIAH C. DOUGI-IERTY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS MATCH SAFE Application filed February 17, 1928. Serial No. 254,989.

The invention relates to improvements in and the outer side 11' thereof being abrupt match safes and has for its object the proand re-entrant in form. Bythis arrangement vision of an improved construction of this the matches in the receptacle will be caused character adapted and arranged to contain to feed downwardly along the inclined'bottom 5 a supply of matches for delivering said {5 and present themselves singly in the dis-' 55 matches singly for use. charge opening 7, being held from tree flow- Another object of the invention is the proing or passage out or" said discharge opening vision of a match sate of this character which by the upward slope of the stop ledge 9' is of simple construction and highly eiiicient and whereby the lowermost match in the re- 10 in use. ceptacle will always be presented for ready to Another object of the invention is the proremoval. In case one of the matches bevision of a match sate provided with imcomes displaced or is dropped into the tray proved means for delivering the matches. 8, said match will normally roll down in said Another object or" the invention is the protray until. it rests against the ledge ll-thereby vision ota match safe equipped with imbeing prevented from rolling back to inter proved means for taking care of the burnt fere with the lowermost match of therematches. ceptacle presented for removal, from which Other objects will appear hereinafter. position said displaced match maybe also' The invention consists in the combination readily removed for use. The transversely and arrangements of parts hereinafter deconcave form of the tray tends to assist in 70 scribed and claimed. return of dropped matches to position against The invention will be best understood by the ledge 9 and also tends to facilitate rc reference to the accompanying drawings moval of said dropped matches. as will be forming a part of this specification and in readily understood.

which A finger notch 12 is provided in the lower 75 Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a match sate central portion of the front wall of the reembodying the invention, portions thereof ceptacle 5 and a finger opening 13 isprobeing broken away and shown in section for v-ided thereunder in the bottom 6, thereby the sake of clearness; greatly facilitating the removal of matches Fig. 2 a perspective view of a modified through the opening 7 to form of construction; and The receptacle 5 is provided with a remov- Fig. 3 a section taken substantially on able cover 14. having a depending burnt match line 33 of Fig. 2. tray 15 at its forwardedge and a match box The form of construction illustrated in stand 16 on the central portion thereof, as Fig. 1 comprises a rectangular receptacle 5 shown. By this arrangement provision is having a downwardly and forwardly slopmade for the care of the burnt or used matches ing bottom 6 leading to a discharge opening and also provision is made for the use of a 7 formed at the lower end of the front wall of box of the so-called safety matches when dethe receptacle as shown. A match tray 8 is sired. r arranged at the lower end of the front wall In the modified form of construction illusof the receptacle 5, said match tray being trated in Figs. 2 and'3, the match tray '8 transversely concave in crosasection and is madeflat or horizontal in form and the sloping upwardly from the bottom of the dis burnt match tray 15 is formed on the top of .charge opening 7 as shown, said tray thus the cover 14 as indicated. Otherwise the con- 7 constituting substantially an upwardly 6K- struction is the same as that already described,

tending continuation or" the bottom 6 of the except for a slight difference in shape. receptacle. A stop ledge 9 is arranged trans- While I have illustrated and described the versely in the tray 8 just outside of the dispreferred form of construction, this is capable charge opening 7 the inner side 10 of said of variations and modifications without deledge gradually sloping upwardly, as shown, parting from the spirit Off the invention. 1, 0

therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A match safe comprising a receptacle having an inclined bottom, there being a discharge opening in the front of said receptacle at the lower end of said bottom; a match supporting tray projecting from the lower front portion of said receptacle and forming sub stantially a continuation of said'bottom; and a transverse stop ledge in said tray just outside of said discharge opening and stopping short of the top of the side walls of said tray.

2 A match safe comprising a receptac e having an inclined bottom, there being a dis charge opening at the front of said receptacle at the lower end of said bottom and a finger opening in the bottom of said receptacle immediately below the central portion of said discharge opening; a match supporting tray projecting from the lower front portion of said receptacle and forming substantially a continuation of said bottom; and a transverse stop ledge in said tray just outside of said discharge opening. 7

3. A match safe comprising a receptacle having an inclined bottom, there being a discharge opening in the front of said receptacle at the lower end of said bottom and a finger opening in the bottom of said receptacle immediately below the central portion of said discharge opening; a match supporting tray projecting from the lower front portion of said receptacle and forming substantially a continuation of said bottom; and a transverse stop ledge in said tray just outside of said discharge opening, the inner side of said ledge sloping gradually and the outer side being abrupt. V

i. A match safe comprising a receptacle having an inclined bottom, there being a dis charge opening in the front of said receptacle at the lower end of said bottom; a match supporting tray projecting'from the lower front portion of said receptacle and forming sub stantially a continuation of said bottom, said tray being 'ransversely convex in form and sloping upwardly from the bottom of said discharge opening; and a transverse stop ledge in said tray just outside of said'discharge opening.

5. A match safe-comprising a receptacle I having an inclined bottom, there being a discharge opening in the front of said receptacle at the lower end of saidbottom, a match supporting tray projecting from the lower front portion of said receptacle and forming substantially a continuation of said bottom, said tray sloping upwardly from the bottom of said discharge opening, and a'transverse stop ledge in said tray just outside of said dis.-

charge opening, the inner side of said ledge Illinois. 7 i

JEREMIAH G. DOUGHERTY.

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